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Our spring Best Starts playlist: rewatch info sessions for opportunities releasing in April – June, 2025

Announcing our Second Levy Evaluation Awardee

Introducing Community Co-designed Guiding Principles for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

UPDATED WITH NEW LINK: We’re hiring a Best Starts for Kids Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Project Manager!

Meet the Best Starts 2025-2027 Capacity Builders!

Child care workers and employers: We want to hear from you!

Best Starts for Kids is hiring a Help Me Grow Program Manager!

Best Starts for Kids is hiring two Contracts Manager!

The Children, Youth, and Young Adult Division’s look back on 2024

Technical assistance support continues: meet our consultants!

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Announcing 34 Youth Development Awardees

Now accepting applications for the Workforce Development Mini Grants RFA – apply by August 11!

Sheila Ater Capestany departs Children, Youth, and Young Adult Division; King County leaders gather to recognize her lasting impact

UPDATE: Best Starts Child Care Worker Wage Boost issues $2.6 million to child care workers so far in 2025

Now accepting applications for the Youth Healing Project – apply by July 17!

Announcing 12 Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline awardees

Two capital projects completed: Children’s Therapy Center and Encompass Northwest

We’re hiring a Prenatal to Five Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program Manager!

Announcing our Second Levy Evaluation Awardee

Introducing Community Co-designed Guiding Principles for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

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